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<caption class="r systemtitle">Outcomes of Applications for Disability Benefits <br></br> Table 61. <br></br> Medical decisions at the initial adjudicative level, by year of application and program, 2008�2017</caption>
 
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<th rowspan="2">Year</th>
<th colspan="3">All decisions</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for Social Security only</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for both Social Security and SSI</th>
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<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a,b</sup> (percent)</th>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">All&nbsp;disabled&nbsp;beneficiaries</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      45,036</td>
<td class="r data">      10,880</td>
<td class="r data">    24.2</td>
<td class="r data">      18,062</td>
<td class="r data">       5,712</td>
<td class="r data">    31.6</td>
<td class="r data">      26,974</td>
<td class="r data">       5,168</td>
<td class="r data">    19.2</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      50,665</td>
<td class="r data">      12,191</td>
<td class="r data">    24.1</td>
<td class="r data">      20,797</td>
<td class="r data">       6,516</td>
<td class="r data">    31.3</td>
<td class="r data">      29,868</td>
<td class="r data">       5,675</td>
<td class="r data">    19.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      52,292</td>
<td class="r data">      11,380</td>
<td class="r data">    21.8</td>
<td class="r data">      22,401</td>
<td class="r data">       6,440</td>
<td class="r data">    28.7</td>
<td class="r data">      29,891</td>
<td class="r data">       4,940</td>
<td class="r data">    16.5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      49,399</td>
<td class="r data">       9,757</td>
<td class="r data">    19.8</td>
<td class="r data">      21,099</td>
<td class="r data">       5,542</td>
<td class="r data">    26.3</td>
<td class="r data">      28,300</td>
<td class="r data">       4,215</td>
<td class="r data">    14.9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      45,581</td>
<td class="r data">       8,623</td>
<td class="r data">    18.9</td>
<td class="r data">      20,098</td>
<td class="r data">       4,991</td>
<td class="r data">    24.8</td>
<td class="r data">      25,483</td>
<td class="r data">       3,632</td>
<td class="r data">    14.3</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      41,101</td>
<td class="r data">       7,504</td>
<td class="r data">    18.3</td>
<td class="r data">      18,758</td>
<td class="r data">       4,425</td>
<td class="r data">    23.6</td>
<td class="r data">      22,343</td>
<td class="r data">       3,079</td>
<td class="r data">    13.8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      37,881</td>
<td class="r data">       6,850</td>
<td class="r data">    18.1</td>
<td class="r data">      18,393</td>
<td class="r data">       4,213</td>
<td class="r data">    22.9</td>
<td class="r data">      19,488</td>
<td class="r data">       2,637</td>
<td class="r data">    13.5</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      35,264</td>
<td class="r data">       6,489</td>
<td class="r data">    18.4</td>
<td class="r data">      17,567</td>
<td class="r data">       3,992</td>
<td class="r data">    22.7</td>
<td class="r data">      17,697</td>
<td class="r data">       2,497</td>
<td class="r data">    14.1</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">      33,495</td>
<td class="r data">       6,288</td>
<td class="r data">    18.8</td>
<td class="r data">      17,055</td>
<td class="r data">       3,954</td>
<td class="r data">    23.2</td>
<td class="r data">      16,440</td>
<td class="r data">       2,334</td>
<td class="r data">    14.2</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">      30,744</td>
<td class="r data">       5,896</td>
<td class="r data">    19.2</td>
<td class="r data">      15,693</td>
<td class="r data">       3,728</td>
<td class="r data">    23.8</td>
<td class="r data">      15,051</td>
<td class="r data">       2,168</td>
<td class="r data">    14.4</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Workers</td>
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<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      44,462</td>
<td class="r data">      10,546</td>
<td class="r data">    23.7</td>
<td class="r data">      17,581</td>
<td class="r data">       5,399</td>
<td class="r data">    30.7</td>
<td class="r data">      26,881</td>
<td class="r data">       5,147</td>
<td class="r data">    19.1</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      50,038</td>
<td class="r data">      11,793</td>
<td class="r data">    23.6</td>
<td class="r data">      20,310</td>
<td class="r data">       6,146</td>
<td class="r data">    30.3</td>
<td class="r data">      29,728</td>
<td class="r data">       5,647</td>
<td class="r data">    19.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      51,724</td>
<td class="r data">      11,007</td>
<td class="r data">    21.3</td>
<td class="r data">      21,955</td>
<td class="r data">       6,086</td>
<td class="r data">    27.7</td>
<td class="r data">      29,769</td>
<td class="r data">       4,921</td>
<td class="r data">    16.5</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      48,813</td>
<td class="r data">       9,364</td>
<td class="r data">    19.2</td>
<td class="r data">      20,612</td>
<td class="r data">       5,168</td>
<td class="r data">    25.1</td>
<td class="r data">      28,201</td>
<td class="r data">       4,196</td>
<td class="r data">    14.9</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      44,943</td>
<td class="r data">       8,161</td>
<td class="r data">    18.2</td>
<td class="r data">      19,547</td>
<td class="r data">       4,543</td>
<td class="r data">    23.2</td>
<td class="r data">      25,396</td>
<td class="r data">       3,618</td>
<td class="r data">    14.2</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      40,493</td>
<td class="r data">       7,052</td>
<td class="r data">    17.4</td>
<td class="r data">      18,233</td>
<td class="r data">       3,987</td>
<td class="r data">    21.9</td>
<td class="r data">      22,260</td>
<td class="r data">       3,065</td>
<td class="r data">    13.8</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      37,226</td>
<td class="r data">       6,369</td>
<td class="r data">    17.1</td>
<td class="r data">      17,812</td>
<td class="r data">       3,741</td>
<td class="r data">    21.0</td>
<td class="r data">      19,414</td>
<td class="r data">       2,628</td>
<td class="r data">    13.5</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      34,637</td>
<td class="r data">       5,984</td>
<td class="r data">    17.3</td>
<td class="r data">      17,007</td>
<td class="r data">       3,499</td>
<td class="r data">    20.6</td>
<td class="r data">      17,630</td>
<td class="r data">       2,485</td>
<td class="r data">    14.1</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">      32,912</td>
<td class="r data">       5,840</td>
<td class="r data">    17.7</td>
<td class="r data">      16,535</td>
<td class="r data">       3,517</td>
<td class="r data">    21.3</td>
<td class="r data">      16,377</td>
<td class="r data">       2,323</td>
<td class="r data">    14.2</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">      30,165</td>
<td class="r data">       5,433</td>
<td class="r data">    18.0</td>
<td class="r data">      15,178</td>
<td class="r data">       3,280</td>
<td class="r data">    21.6</td>
<td class="r data">      14,987</td>
<td class="r data">       2,153</td>
<td class="r data">    14.4</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Widow(er)s</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">          15</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">    87.5</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">          15</td>
<td class="r data">          12</td>
<td class="r data">    80.0</td>
<td class="r data">          11</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">          13</td>
<td class="r data">           6</td>
<td class="r data">    46.2</td>
<td class="r data">           9</td>
<td class="r data">           6</td>
<td class="r data">    66.7</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Adult&nbsp;children</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">         568</td>
<td class="r data">         333</td>
<td class="r data">    58.6</td>
<td class="r data">         478</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          90</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">         612</td>
<td class="r data">         391</td>
<td class="r data">    63.9</td>
<td class="r data">         480</td>
<td class="r data">         364</td>
<td class="r data">    75.8</td>
<td class="r data">         132</td>
<td class="r data">          27</td>
<td class="r data">    20.5</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">         561</td>
<td class="r data">         372</td>
<td class="r data">    66.3</td>
<td class="r data">         445</td>
<td class="r data">         354</td>
<td class="r data">    79.6</td>
<td class="r data">         116</td>
<td class="r data">          18</td>
<td class="r data">    15.5</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">         579</td>
<td class="r data">         392</td>
<td class="r data">    67.7</td>
<td class="r data">         484</td>
<td class="r data">         373</td>
<td class="r data">    77.1</td>
<td class="r data">          95</td>
<td class="r data">          19</td>
<td class="r data">    20.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">         634</td>
<td class="r data">         460</td>
<td class="r data">    72.6</td>
<td class="r data">         547</td>
<td class="r data">         446</td>
<td class="r data">    81.5</td>
<td class="r data">          87</td>
<td class="r data">          14</td>
<td class="r data">    16.1</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">         600</td>
<td class="r data">         445</td>
<td class="r data">    74.2</td>
<td class="r data">         518</td>
<td class="r data">         431</td>
<td class="r data">    83.2</td>
<td class="r data">          82</td>
<td class="r data">          14</td>
<td class="r data">    17.1</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">         640</td>
<td class="r data">         469</td>
<td class="r data">    73.3</td>
<td class="r data">         570</td>
<td class="r data">         462</td>
<td class="r data">    81.1</td>
<td class="r data">          70</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">    10.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">         623</td>
<td class="r data">         504</td>
<td class="r data">    80.9</td>
<td class="r data">         558</td>
<td class="r data">         492</td>
<td class="r data">    88.2</td>
<td class="r data">          65</td>
<td class="r data">          12</td>
<td class="r data">    18.5</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">         570</td>
<td class="r data">         442</td>
<td class="r data">    77.5</td>
<td class="r data">         511</td>
<td class="r data">         431</td>
<td class="r data">    84.3</td>
<td class="r data">          59</td>
<td class="r data">          11</td>
<td class="r data">    18.6</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">         575</td>
<td class="r data">         460</td>
<td class="r data">    80.0</td>
<td class="r data">         512</td>
<td class="r data">         446</td>
<td class="r data">    87.1</td>
<td class="r data">          63</td>
<td class="r data">          14</td>
<td class="r data">    22.2</td>
</tr>
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<td colspan="10" class="footer">SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disability Research file, 100 percent data. <br></br> NOTES: Data are current through June 2018. <br></br> Because a number of applications remain pending for more recent years, the allowance rate will change over time. <br></br> Applications with a medical decision may be pending a final nonmedical decision or be subsequently denied for nonmedical reasons. <br></br> Data from 1992 through 1998 are available for disabled workers only. <br></br> SSI = Supplemental Security Income. <br></br> a. Rate determined by dividing medical allowances by all medical decisions for that year. <br></br> b. Rate for the Social Security portion only. <br></br> CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
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